Metropolis equips new surround mastering room with PMC monitors

UK: A new 40sqm surround mastering room at the Metropolis Group's studio complex in Chiswick, London, features a specification including PMC large-scale high definition surround monitors. Other equipment installed in the facility includes a Maselec desk and Prism converters, reports PSN-e.

UK: A new 40sqm surround mastering room at the Metropolis Group's studio complex in Chiswick, London, features a specification including PMC large-scale high definition surround monitors. Other equipment installed in the facility includes a Maselec desk and Prism converters, reports PSN-e.

As PMC notes, "such a large room afforded large monitoring", resulting in the specification of free standing BB5 XBD Active units as the front L, C, R, with MB2 XBD Active units as the rears; both model types are in the vertical tower configuration.

According to PMC, the BB5 XBD Active's capacity for accurate 16Hz performance sees one channel being folded back into the main monitors, avoiding complications in sub placement and integration. Other design features include separation of the Bryston-built active electronics into their individual channels and their placement directly next to each monitor.

Among the other equipment to be installed in the new Metropolis facility is a Maselec MTC6 desk, a new Maselec multiband compressor, Prism ADA-8s and Sontec EQs.

"We have decided to capitalise on our position as the leading surround music and mastering facility, and adding this resource to our portfolio can only strengthen our position," said Crispin Murray, technology development manager at Metropolis. "Our commitment to detail can be seen throughout, and PMC is proof of this commitment."

US: A PMC monitoring system has been installed at Prince's Composing Facility in Los Angeles, writes David Davies. In time, the PMC BB5-XBD-A Large-Scale Reference monitoring equipment - reportedly chosen to satisfy Prince's requirements for a clear, powerful system - is likely to be relocated to the singer/songwriter/producer/multi-instrumentalist's Paisley Park recording complex in Minneapolis.

US/UK: A new family of bi-amplified, professional-grade studio reference monitors developed jointly by Digidesign and PMC was launched at NAB 2007 last week. The Reference Monitor Series (RMS) takes the form of the 5.5" two-way RM1 and 6.7" two-way RM2, reports PSN-e.

UK: The celebratory shindig is scheduled to take place on Wednesday May 13, reports PSN-e. Since it was established in May 1989, Metropolis has gone on to earn a reputation as a world class facility for recording, mixing, mastering and post-production. Landmark albums to have been produced at the facility include Scott Walker's Tilt (1995), The Verve's Urban Hymns (1997) and Amy Winehouse's Back To Black (2006).